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Covid-19: Tiger At Bronx Zoo Tests Positive, Becoming First US Case In An Animal
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is now proving to be a foe of man and beast alike.
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has just tested COVID-19 positive, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced Sunday, April 5.
It's believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the United States or a tiger anywhere,
The positive case for Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger, was confirmed by USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory, based in Ames, Iowa, the society said.
Nadia, her sister, Azul, and two Amur tigers, who all live in the zoo’s Tiger Mountain exhibit, and three African l…
